SMOKE RING AND BARK AL
Rating
1586
peak 1586 · rated over 10 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2023-10-05
latest 2026-07-09
Best ToY finish
#62
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
5
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
690.65
last 5 Master vs avg 690.65 (+0.00)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.68 · weakest Pork (170.16)
Road miles
1006
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$180K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
690.65 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
345.33 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Say My Name BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKE RING AND BARK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mad Dog BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kick Em In The Butt BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 40% of their entries (4 of 10).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Blue Smoke Q | 9 | 5 | 3 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 8 | 5 | 2 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIG-N-PIG | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 165.0856 | 174.68 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5028 | 172.67 | top 34% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 163.9772 | 170.16 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 166.2400 | 171.97 | top 45% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 5 | 0 | top 21% |
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 27% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 22% | 2026-03-06 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 7% | 2025-11-14 |
| Poosa Q | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 33% | 2025-06-20 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (5 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 690.65 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 345.33 / 360
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-10-05 — First tracked contest · Poosa Q
- 📣 2024-11-15 — First call · Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- 🔥 2025-06-20 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Poosa Q
- ⭐ 2025-11-14 — Career-best overall score (702.7884) · Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- 📈 2026-07-09 — Peak power rating (1586) · South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2024-11-15 |
| +15.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2025-03-07 |
| +15.6 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2025-11-14 |
| +14.2 | Poosa Q | 2025-06-20 |
| +13 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.1 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2026-05-08 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 40% | 96.8% | 95.5% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 100% | top 12% | 98.1% | 97.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 9% | 96.5% | 96.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 35 / 75 (682.7428) | 4 (178.8572) | 58 (165.6800) | 28 (171.9656) | 49 (166.2400) |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 20 / 42 (682.1368) | 12 (174.2628) | 37 (160.5028) | 17 (171.9656) | 10 (175.4056) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 10 / 36 (697.0628) | 7 (177.7028) | 16 (173.1200) | 28 (168.5372) | 7 (177.7028) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 44 (688.5028) | 8 (176.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | 34 (163.9772) | 29 (168.5256) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 3 / 56 (702.7884) | 10 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (173.1200) | 27 (171.9656) |
| 2025-09-26 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 3 (177.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 3 / 15 (349.6800) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 6 / 42 (347.3828) | 26 (167.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 3 / 45 (353.1200) | 3 (177.7028) | 5 (175.4172) | 4 (171.4056) | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 5 / 58 (347.3944) | 15 (169.6800) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 38 / 73 (329.0628) | 45 (165.0856) | 36 (163.9772) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #251 (620 pts) | #211 (790 pts) | #230 (795 pts) | #418 (370 pts) | #335 (480 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #62 (803 pts) | #58 (874 pts) | #59 (873 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #750 (211 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |